The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-18

result, Which WA accom- 5l.ed ~ sii6 fieiaa
cratic party, the reinfm nctiaa has nBFse
tsteYnlS Aee9iiqi5sl' Asltif i.ipt htte4
ineif diFeoAlit nfe nprnug ifQln thc ,1et mas
tle people bad refused 70 iudorHa iliH eaies
I p1ign Of vile eaiumny end gross Vituperas
ton 1hs REFORM pRFtE Ieaii2iRg taas they
respect Of The people 81 IQuisiaflH have
abandoned The tactics Ot 1884, and the 10Y
[, formers are now actually telling the peQplS
Is man Of integrity. and they ai6 pfoffers
/ ing certificates Of good character To the very
man who In 1894 they had accused * being
| Chief Eteeutiye Of a State can possibly
/ commit
Since his election by the people he has bad
\ an administration which 70 nos drawing 10
1 from the people Of any Of hig official ,setss
/ The rQliQteaand meaaufeg and principles at
| bic administration have been open 70 The
most yiRiiaat criticism q pm plttgFest off
4 pOnente. Ii this administration has bad
| ehortcoEllngsi II hf has made mistNkeH X no
has heep guilty Of luong,doing, II he haa
| made or has been reofeAnt 70 any duty
| which The people or his party have Imposed
| upon him, tfhe has deiaulted IN popHier 81
Of sny interest Of the State, ha refofm
\ Democracy have certainly had ro1d BnliorS
UNITY e gssail his ADMINISTRATION iis g1Ioss,
| ing wherein and wherefore THE punpie Hhonld
no longer eonilde In his executive ability sad
executive Integrity, When
l THE NICHOLAS CAMPAIGN
waH inaugnrated tie people had 4 fight 70
\ demand what measure ur policy, what gflevt
| desired 10 correct. u there Is nothing 20 res
/ form, nothing to uprout, nothing to diat
abuse, % would seem to be the case FROM Vie
\ fact that no great questions Of public policy,
Or IeformhtOfy policy, have been iiseuesad
] by the reform orators, what can be the mos
| tive, tho people viii ask, 81 those who afa st
/ nv thfs tinpeneasafv and hnrfffi anifstinn
i which may iinpeyil tho supremacy Of white
/ government In uur State,
AZ EgtoniahinH haW Quickly the aropnd il
shifted by the reform oEatQgs, ~ eaell asssulf
/ they make against the MciluHiy 6dlnlnlatras
I ton IL successfully repulHad, Coy, hicEnAry
entered. the lists at Monroe, and even thoss
| who believed thAt they had watched the pro-
/ greas Of his administration and were aes
/ quaiuted with ita beneficial results were asr
| tqunded at Che account which by gRfa o{ be
4 our State has made ia the martb q material
| progress, the economical ard Efficient ady
1 ministfation OF every department in the
/ growth OF every available Resource tile Ana
| gOuragement and Development az every mas
/ lerial interest. 30 want q oar Improvement
/ TINT Louisiana can challenge any d her agHteg
| Statns to present an Standardization which
| has been more efficient economical and
/ statehmalilike thHu the ptnaeut admipisF
/ trhtipn OF Gov. mGknerg. Never have me
future thst awaits them. Never bas their
/ spirit Of enterprise received RlieHRpr ifn-
| pulse Never have they heep more fmbitioug
! have they felt thefpHelvea better a1ilpped to
| struggle SUCCESSFULLY III tile Rivalry Of pros
| perons Btatee. Four more years q such an
\ distfuBt viii 30 dlssipated from our nidst5 III
maanR increase Ok pppulRtion, inePeghe ~
1 wealth, tho influx Of forsiaq capital the ~.
which have mada States pfosnertNs and
| powerful. Let il DO remembered by The
people that We are not indHlgine y mere
| prophecy or vain pTQnliHeH, This in no eNpa-
Timent to which We Invite the people Of Lon
ieiRna, The fesilta Of Gov, M0Eneryis adj
ministFation have been sub9nitted 70 the
i he Ohief EXECUTIVE Of this State, he he's IN no
bGastful spirit exposed to public CRITICISM tie
! fpuita 0f his Naturalization, aud tbs An ias
suit to the intelligence Of tho peoplH fpT tho
il those grave questions Affecting the welfare
Rnd destiny of rho state, " the arguments
BE- PRE- pEa4s9Htsd remain qpatpsMeted A,l iiIl-
thrown to his 0pppnentB relnaina uiiaeeGptHdi
il tic wisdom Of his policy reineins uncof-
troy9rted, Ii bis statements remain unrQq-
tFRdicted. it the record Of hia progTe4siye adj
i mipiatrEtiop remains unimpeachcd, then 5h9
1 Reform Democracy are driven 70 their laat
ghelter,. the fiimBy and prepostelQus argn.
nfnt Of third term ana personal govern
i There il no principle involved ID the Dues,
tiOp whether an individual shall Be elected
hhllN VI HAliA lflh NflN HAiMAAt
i Governor restrained and controlled IA he Ii
i bYa written computation, teopRtdize or en-
danger tue liberties 81 ths pepple- ~ IL anlg
QUESTION or ExpEnIEAGy
to BE- determined by thepeopla, II they enu-
eidsr that their segnfity aud inteiesth qan b
suhtarged BY GuGh q course, no Elnellnt 81
oratgrg, however vehement Or brillisnt can
create imaginary dangere, 10 many Btat9g
this has been the inYafiable rule Though u
ba tue that the teTma Of the tinFernnIg
Office u shorter than ~ y ~ thls State. Tho
detnarcatenS surrounding the EXECUTIVE
Functions and duties are too precisely defined
III our State Constitution 10 excite the
sltghtegt apprehension that aoyQEnlf, even
tie people, 81 use hia Office 70 their dstrts
ment and escape punislmAnk
Wien the acquisition u IuRde against Gov.
McEnsry that he Ia Conducting
PERSONAL a0YERaMEsT,
Il Is difficult 20 understand what Is meant
According 70 al precedentaJ according to
EpRlish history, 4 peraopal government
mahns where the Executive has triea to over
Under our written Contributions il 10 imposs
Elble fof tie Governor 81 q State 10 establish
D persongi goverpment In cap only DO ~
negatively pg ahnsing Tho veto power, ard
thus prevent the Representative 81 tho peo-
DE from leaiAiaiigg ~ msioritg. Gov
McElery hAa stldionply avoided the essE-
Gss a s yets P9ss Y as NJ, sea i Rhiy
tration the legislative power has remained
unimpaiTed, and has found free expression,
George III attempted p establish IeIeonat
efessiI is'I pess i II e Hspss ii Commons.
He wanted 70 restore The inai X prqgpgatiYee
that had been wkeated frdni tlp throne N
attain That end Wgs kg comforting Offices
up0n members IL the HOUSE Of Commons,
EpI that pgFp9ss hs pgGds sg9-thilris II th9
but this poweg capnQs p9 akcr0Red hy tho
. aoyelpoF Of tnlE htafe, toF Qpr Constitution
provides that no person shall hold or exercise
trust Of profit except that ~ Justice 81 tls
peace or notary public
III Is Impossible th6r6f0ra for the Executive
To invade the legialatige Functions Of the
/, goxernmenh nor can By Dc II INDIRECTLY by
{ making tie members OF the Legislature the
benohgigi1es of his ekerl tive favor pr pAtfetls
age. That il tile only pr0lef sense III Which
~ Ex6euti ve lei ID Wrlsten conRtitrtoIiB
} can 10 aefuKed Of establishing or r01dupttng
4 b personal g9Yernllelitt ana every gafnRtlnfd
sssiest sgsh sn atssInps n proylssd 4, s
! our agstefn II government fqE q 4oyefhot, 10
! attempt te, set up alb llqiEldnM Mi oF bis
psrg99Eal views a K w YEittgr dictates
Z government il meant iiist Coy. Mckaery has
EappVinted his friends % pflce, he has only
. doia whet every 9oysTTHohin IBIS country
J Complaint as s iiIehlentiol for Campaign
l 1 hgaiDnta Democratic Governor should recqiA
7 ngon its authors % pueril epa sansels..ag,
tAAA AAAAH IpAflHN Nv ~
! the extent 0f elegRtipH II 10 aefi0ug GiIsi-
I cisn. Ia plany daeea hi has c0nsfltHa the
\ lglgheg III Lis opponents And tl4duceTH, boz
4 lieFing that the Washes 0f tha people Should
J ho Consulted although the Constitution and
laws pfsrred npvn him the AhsolutapoWsf
! Of appointment
) MeEnery AcSuated BY stern sense Of duty
2 We are approaching the presidential eier.
2 | ton. AS much Ag We may deatre aud Intend
~ labor for tle reponiphflon and re-eleetian
of President Cleveland, no one to-day Jan
! with certainly predict The rcsnltM
4 TIE FnfsI I1AF lIiEcpf0Nt
II the Republicans should eeck i President
and control both Hsuses Ok TIE Federal Hes
iaiatuFp. " may he tbnt VIZ may Va confronted
! With very serious and crave iestIgs. VIA
I North are still preaching The erugade Rga3iiRs
! The inethqd and practice NJ condncting cleo
b I tiOnf 10 tie Southern Htates. hey 10 not
hesjtate to declare that stIil WpIe stringfBt
Z Federal lawns must be passed.; That tile S9nth-
ern Siatef where fha negro pnpulAi0D pre-
u n !. III J. IA - L..